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Zoar (ie: the version that came with MOTUC Teela) was a male falcon and the messenger of the Goddess/Sorceress. The toy version had the more well-known colours, and for the cartoon, I guess they just decided to merge the two characters.

Actually, when you come down to it, it's all Egyptian mythology. Set is quite often depicted as being a snake and Horus is a falcon. This is why I did not find anything odd about the Sorceress' look being Egyptian in the 2002 cartoon. In fact, it made far more sense to me than a chicken suit.

Nevertheless, I still want to know what made Filmation decide to go with a Falcon for the Sorceress instead of sticking with what they already had. Or who knows, maybe it is as simple as Whiplash said.

Can someone PM me the US number for Matty? I want to talk to someone who might has a clue of what is going on.

Actually, when you come down to it, it's all Egyptian mythology. Set is quite often depicted as being a snake and Horus is a falcon. This is why I did not find anything odd about the Sorceress' look being Egyptian in the 2002 cartoon. In fact, it made far more sense to me than a chicken suit.

Indeed. Nephthys, or the Lady of the Temple, is an Egyptian goddess who represents divine assistance and protective guardianship, and is often depicted as a falcon, or as a woman with falcon wings, usually outstretched as a symbol of her protective proclivities. Not restricted to a purely passive status, Nephthys is often featured as a rather ferocious and dangerous divinity, capable of incinerating her enemies.

Don't forget the vintage Sorceress figure and especially her scepter, they both look inspired by Egyptian goddess Isis. Nephthys and Isis are sisters, but it seems that Isis is more often represented with wings.

The mini comics did tons of stuff that was later overwritten by what Filmation did. Filmation stuff ultimately leaked into the mini comics. Maybe the writers (like most people mentioned) thought the snake imagery wasn't fitting for such a character. They probably had similar thoughts about castle Grayskull, but that was too important as it already had a $$ toy, where as the Teela figure could still stand without being sold as the goddess.

I don't see it as they changed there mind as much as a bunch of writers figuring stuff out and making corrections/alterations on the way. And I really doubt there was a ton of thought behind it unfortunately. I also think there was a lot of miscommunication between the two, as well as Filmation working from drawings and mock-ups instead of final product often times. Even still, they would make design changes so they were easier to animate. In the end Mattel and Filmation did not get along. I've heard some very negative comments during Filmation panels. Hell, they might have done stuff out of spite towards the end.

Originally Teela was not supposed to have her snake armor. The sorceress had the snake armor, but then they merged the two character ideas into the same action figure. I would guess to save money.

Since in the action figures Teela already got the snake armor, they probably wanted to come up with something else for the sorceress (Teela was actually called the warrior-goddess in the first mini comic - the green one was the Sorceress, not the Goddess). Just a guess.

Originally Teela was not supposed to have her snake armor. The sorceress had the snake armor, but then they merged the two character ideas into the same action figure. I would guess to save money.

They did not think that figures of female characters would appeal to boys so they made one figure that could be two characters. They thought that the idea of two characters in one would make the figure more appealing to boys and allow them to release a toy of both characters.

They did not think that figures of female characters would appeal to boys so they made one figure that could be two characters. They thought that the idea of two characters in one would make the figure more appealing to boys and allow them to release a toy of both characters.

They should have made her face look less like a Barbie while they were at it

Originally Teela was not supposed to have her snake armor. The sorceress had the snake armor, but then they merged the two character ideas into the same action figure. I would guess to save money.

Since in the action figures Teela already got the snake armor, they probably wanted to come up with something else for the sorceress (Teela was actually called the warrior-goddess in the first mini comic - the green one was the Sorceress, not the Goddess). Just a guess.

Green Goddess = Sharella... at some point her spirit seems to be absorbed by Teela'na (the Sorceress).
Teela'na = The Warrior Goddess... the first Teela (long blonde hair) She is either cloned or gives birth to Red head Teela (not her natural hair color as she did have long blonde hair in her first couple appearences)
Red Head Teela is given Sharella's Armor when she is of age and she is now the warrior goddess... later... when mom(Teela'Na/Sorceress in bird outfit) is poisoned by King Hsss, young Teela trades in here snake armor for the Falcon outfit and becomes the new Guardian of Grayskull for the NA era. Neither Teela was a magic user untill they absorbed the eternal powers of the Green Goddess, Sharella.

Green Goddess = Sharella... at some point her spirit seems to be absorbed by Teela'na (the Sorceress).
Teela'na = The Warrior Goddess... the first Teela (long blonde hair) She is either cloned or gives birth to Red head Teela (not her natural hair color as she did have long blonde hair in her first couple appearences)
Red Head Teela is given Sharella's Armor when she is of age and she is now the warrior goddess... later... when mom(Teela'Na/Sorceress in bird outfit) is poisoned by King Hsss, young Teela trades in here snake armor for the Falcon outfit and becomes the new Guardian of Grayskull for the NA era. Neither Teela was a magic user untill they absorbed the eternal powers of the Green Goddess, Sharella.

I was talking about designations in the first mini comic, not later cannons/MOTUC bio retcons. Teela = warrior goddess, Sorceress = what we're calling the green Goddess now. The MOTUC bio material seems hopelessly convoluted to me. Just my opinion.

My guesses about reasons for merging the two figures were just guesses. I thought they were trying to save money, but Adam points out that they were worried about trying to sell two female figures to boys.